Permitted Development rights (PDR) that were first introduced in 2021 have made it very easy to convert commercial buildings to residential use but how easy is it in practice to get permitted development applications through local cancels? Today, I’m joined by David Kemp from DRK Planning, a specialist in this subject, so stay tuned for […]

Interesting data shows that workers want to work from home, and the BBC Staff demand it, but productivity is slowing down! Is anyone doing any work anymore? In this video, Andrew Roberts and I break down what opportunity this raises for property investors in the office sector. Click on the video below:

Hi, has everyone responded to this survey? >> Click here There is not much time left. It closes on the 5th of June at 11:45 pm and I only received word about it today from Airbnb. Morag “The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published an online Survey and Call for Evidence to seek views […]

I have a long term tenant who’s been renting from me for donkey’s years. Rent paid on time without fail. He pays weekly as suits him best. He lives alone, and keeps himself to himself. Mid 50’s. He stopped paying in April. Very strange. I call him, then email no response. I eventually get him […]

My brother and I own 26 rental properties, all very standard houses and flats kept in good condition and let to working people. They are all what I would call “vanilla” buy to lets. Rents and values have increased significantly since we purchased them, so currently we are sitting at just under 50% LTV and […]

The latest Nationwide House Price index statistics for May showed annual growth cooling slightly for the second consecutive month, but still in double figures at 11.2% from 12.1% in April. However, prices were still up 0.9% month-on-month for May with the average now standing at £269,914. Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s Chief Economist, […]

Why is it that so many landlords judge themselves and their peers by how many Buy-To-Let properties they own? Given a choice between owning 1,000 flats in Northern England or Scotland, which are let to benefits tenants, or the alternative of owning the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, guess which I would choose? It may come […]

New research by Revolution Brokers has revealed which Crossrail stations currently make the best investment for buy-to-let landlords based on the average rental yield available in each station postcode. This analysed current rental and housing market data to find the average rental yield in each Crossrail station postcode, as well as looking at how this […]

This is just a quick reminder about the live training tonight at 8pm, all about how you can compete in today’s booming market and still purchase using very little of your own money. Generally, sellers expect to get paid top price for their property and are often getting it. Many investors are getting outbid by […]

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change, has announced that the Welsh Government is to delay the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 from July 15th to the 1st of December 2022. Julie James’s statement said: “I have over recent months received representations from landlords, and particularly social landlords, who have requested that […]

What are your options if work was done on a grade 2 listed building without planning permission? Is deemed consent assumed after 10 years? Permitted development rights do not apply to Grade 2 Listed buildings. So what are your options if work was done without planning permission? Tony bought a property which had a conservatory […]

Hi, I am trying to complete an N5B form and struggling to answer a question. At the beginning of the tenancy, I never took a deposit from the tenant so there is nothing to return and no scheme requirement. Question 12 asks “was a deposit paid in connection with the current tenancy or any prior […]

Melissa Lawford, property correspondent at The Telegraph, has written an article about Mick Robert’s offer to gift his tenant’s the deposit to purchase their homes from him: Click here to read the article. Mick also told the Telegraph that if a tenant couldn’t meet lending criteria for a mortgage he would reduce the sale price […]

Barely a day goes by without some new statistic about inflation being plastered across the mainstream media. The current rate of inflation – at the time of writing – is 9% – a 40 year high, but this is set to increase further due to the Russian/Ukraine war and other issues closer to home like […]

My tenant’s 12-month fixed term AST ends on the 1st of November 2022. However, instead of letting it roll onto a periodic tenancy can I start a completely new AST to increase the currently low rent to include: 1/ management service charge. 2/ ground rent. I am concerned that doing so would violate PERMITTED FEE […]

Hi everyone, An interesting article here from Inside Housing “Going bust: how contractor insolvencies are affecting development and repairs.” The effects are felt all over though in the wider housing industry. As a landlord, I am finding getting contractors and tradespeople an absolute nightmare at the moment. I wonder how this is going to feed […]

In the recent Queen’s Speech, the government reiterated its commitment to scrapping Section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notices during the next Parliamentary session. Paul Shamplina, star of Channel 5’s Evicted! Nightmare Tenants, founder of Landlord Action and Chief Commercial Officer at Hamilton Fraser, has joined forces with PropTech firm PayProp and issued a joint call […]

Last year, because interest rates were so low and many landlords were incorporating, landlords weren’t thinking of selling. This year however tells a completely different story. Mortgages have shot up following high interest rates, leaving an innumerable amount of landlords with impossibly large bills. The bottom line is: some landlords need to sell. As a […]

Thursday night Simon Zutshi delivered massive value, as expected, on his brand new live training all about “How to use Creative Finance to grow your property portfolio”. We have had a number of people contact us, to see if they can gain access to a recording of this Master Class because they want to go […]

Hi everyone. I am lending my daughter the money to purchase a 3-bed house while she’s away studying at university. She will/intends to rent 2 of the rooms and 1 rented in a self-contained annexe. The question is does this make it a lodgers agreement or an HMO that requires licencing? Many thanks Brendon

I am going to sell a BTL flat with is under my sole name. For tax efficiency, I would like to transfer part of ownership to my husband (I am a high rate taxpayer) before selling. The Mortgage provider has no issue to add his name. My questions are: 1) if I pay down the […]